- Joined
- Apr 26, 2024
I've sunk about 200 hours into it. I went into it with a decent open mind from BG1/2, even with all the Beamdog shit in the DLCs and such. I say it's pretty good, and I enjoyed it for what it was worth. I do have nitpicks and I'll address them. Spoilers for certain stuff. I don't know how much you know about what, so approach with caution. Otherwise, here's my input and opinion.
1. Level cap is twelve because it's based on Fifth Edition DnD Rules and thus characters are a little tankier out the gate if you know what you're doing. Enemies are also weaker on this same scale. You can still do some crazy cross classes with six levels in one class and six levels in another class. Warlocks and Sorce get busted in/around level five-six if you build them right. Everything you wear, item wise, is also taken into consideration for your builds. There's some good items for your characters that make you ridiculously overpowered to the point you can solo the game, even on the hardest difficulty. (It's hard but you can do it.)
Spoiler for Minor Plot Point: One of the plot points also lets you have extra powers if you decide to go down that route. So you can reasonably become an overpowered level twelve by the time you get to the third act if you really want. It doesn't feel like you're level twelve at max level.
2. The only lesbian Cleric that I can think of is Isobel and she's not even a temporary hire, she never joins you as a companion, she just sits in your camp and is a lesbian with her girlfriend. Unless you mean Shadowheart, but she's a permanent companion. She's actually the most interesting character in my opinion and I enjoyed her storyline. She might have a bit of a man jaw, but she's the most palatable straight romance option if you want to work for her good ending. Unless you're going pure evil, then I'd suggest having Minthara as a companion, because she's a lot more fun to have tag along. She also makes up for having to lose several characters if you recruit her. They keep that part of the Baldur's Gate spirit.
Companion Nitpick Spoiler: Though I will admit none of the "evil" characters are actually "evil" of their own accord, it's all backstory plot stuff that drives them to be "evil". All four of the "evil" companions are evil by brainwashing/abuse/etc so they're all redeemable in the long run. Not a favorite of mine but you might enjoy that if you like redeeming folks. I would say, think along the lines of Viconia if that's your cup of tea. Though it's not really as impactful in this game, imo. No alignment shifts as punishment or reward is really shallow. But it's 5'th edition, so, lackluster.
Customizable Companions Spoiler: Otherwise you can find a skeleton named Withers and buy the hirelings, which all have Wither's crusty old man voice. They can be customized appearance wise, but you can't change their pronouns/sex/race or anything. But it doesn't matter cause they're all undead controlled by a necromancer skeleton. They're literally husks for you to play with.
3. Minsc and Jaheira are sort of shoe horned in, in my humble opinion. Jaheira has way more of a reason to be there, because she's an Elf and she's still leading the Harpers even in her advanced age. This can be explained as her being a long lived Elven woman who's still adventuring. But she's a granny and seems very tired of the adventuring life, so maybe this is her last hurrah, who knows. Yet Minsc is literally only there because of MagicTM. He's also voiced by the fag from Critical Role, Matt Mercer, and it's so very bad in my personal opinion. He can't compare to Jim Cummings, and I personally find his voice grates.
More Spoilers About Old Characters: Another fan favorite makes an appearance but they're totally butchered from the original BG1/2. It might conflict with your canon entirely if you Romanced Viconia. I think this is because BG3 actually follows some of the Baldur's Gate Book Canon.
4. There's a lot of attractive women (imo) in the game under all the Tumblr Bullshit. Shadowheart, Minthara, a Cambion named Mizora, and hell, you can make your Dream Guardian beautiful as well, cause you can pursue a relationship with them too if you want. There's also a Brothel in the last act that has something for everyone if that's your cup of tea. Never used any of the services there though, so I can't tell you who you can and can't fuck there. I think it does an okay job of trying to cater to all tastes, even if some of the attempts aren't the best over all.
The bonus to all of this is that you can kill everyone who offends your sensibilities. So if trannies, fags, crossdressers, and zoophiles are something you don't tolerate, you can go full Purge The Heretics on them. Which I think is a plus.
Spoiler for Minor Plot Point: One of the plot points also lets you have extra powers if you decide to go down that route. So you can reasonably become an overpowered level twelve by the time you get to the third act if you really want. It doesn't feel like you're level twelve at max level.
2. The only lesbian Cleric that I can think of is Isobel and she's not even a temporary hire, she never joins you as a companion, she just sits in your camp and is a lesbian with her girlfriend. Unless you mean Shadowheart, but she's a permanent companion. She's actually the most interesting character in my opinion and I enjoyed her storyline. She might have a bit of a man jaw, but she's the most palatable straight romance option if you want to work for her good ending. Unless you're going pure evil, then I'd suggest having Minthara as a companion, because she's a lot more fun to have tag along. She also makes up for having to lose several characters if you recruit her. They keep that part of the Baldur's Gate spirit.
Companion Nitpick Spoiler: Though I will admit none of the "evil" characters are actually "evil" of their own accord, it's all backstory plot stuff that drives them to be "evil". All four of the "evil" companions are evil by brainwashing/abuse/etc so they're all redeemable in the long run. Not a favorite of mine but you might enjoy that if you like redeeming folks. I would say, think along the lines of Viconia if that's your cup of tea. Though it's not really as impactful in this game, imo. No alignment shifts as punishment or reward is really shallow. But it's 5'th edition, so, lackluster.
Customizable Companions Spoiler: Otherwise you can find a skeleton named Withers and buy the hirelings, which all have Wither's crusty old man voice. They can be customized appearance wise, but you can't change their pronouns/sex/race or anything. But it doesn't matter cause they're all undead controlled by a necromancer skeleton. They're literally husks for you to play with.
3. Minsc and Jaheira are sort of shoe horned in, in my humble opinion. Jaheira has way more of a reason to be there, because she's an Elf and she's still leading the Harpers even in her advanced age. This can be explained as her being a long lived Elven woman who's still adventuring. But she's a granny and seems very tired of the adventuring life, so maybe this is her last hurrah, who knows. Yet Minsc is literally only there because of MagicTM. He's also voiced by the fag from Critical Role, Matt Mercer, and it's so very bad in my personal opinion. He can't compare to Jim Cummings, and I personally find his voice grates.
More Spoilers About Old Characters: Another fan favorite makes an appearance but they're totally butchered from the original BG1/2. It might conflict with your canon entirely if you Romanced Viconia. I think this is because BG3 actually follows some of the Baldur's Gate Book Canon.
4. There's a lot of attractive women (imo) in the game under all the Tumblr Bullshit. Shadowheart, Minthara, a Cambion named Mizora, and hell, you can make your Dream Guardian beautiful as well, cause you can pursue a relationship with them too if you want. There's also a Brothel in the last act that has something for everyone if that's your cup of tea. Never used any of the services there though, so I can't tell you who you can and can't fuck there. I think it does an okay job of trying to cater to all tastes, even if some of the attempts aren't the best over all.
The bonus to all of this is that you can kill everyone who offends your sensibilities. So if trannies, fags, crossdressers, and zoophiles are something you don't tolerate, you can go full Purge The Heretics on them. Which I think is a plus.
Overall, I would give it a solid 6.5/10. The combat is great, the tactics planning is fun, the game rewards you for exploring and thinking outside the box. There's alot of player agency and choice. The writing is pretty decent, though some of the characters can be annoying. The romances are....Alright. Not the best but better than what you'd expect from Woketards of the Coast and their meddling. The storyline is pretty much just "okay" but it's Larian's level of writing. They're better at building worlds than writing a plotline in my experience. Overall, honest opinion. I have my complaints, but I think it's a serviceable game and worth a time sink.
Sorry for the wall of text, but I hope this helps you out!
